The Role of the Cathode Surface in Sparking Phenomena
- 15 July 1948
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 74 (2) , 163-165
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.74.163
Abstract
Experimental data related to the minimum sparking potentials of barium, magnesium, and aluminum cathodes in helium, neon, argon, krypton, and xenon are summarized. The cathode material is found to play a major role in the sparking potential. Several applications are included.Keywords
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